Handbag baby-carriage



' F. J. EBLE.

HANDBAG BABY CARRIAGE.

APPLICATIONAFILED NOV. 11, 1919.-

1,3 1,' 9s', Patented Dec. 7,1920.

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HANDBAG BABY CARRIAGE.

APPqcAnoN FILED NOV. II, 1919.

Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

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FRANK J. EBLE, or ASTORIA; NEW YORK.

HANDBAG BABY-CARRIAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 7,1920.

' Application filed November 11, 1919. .Serial N0.@337,1 55.

To all whom it'may concern: j Be it known that I, FRANK J. EBLE, a citizen of the United States, residing atAs toria, Long Island City, State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in vHandbag Baby-Carriages, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in baby carriages and the'principal object of the invention is to so construct a carriage that it may be folded into the shape of a hand satchel so that it may be easily trans ported when notin use. Another object of the invention. is to pro-. vide a false bottom for the carriage which is connected with the main bottom by springs, affording easy riding of the carriage. 1 Still another object of the invention 1s to provide foldable axles with means for pivoting them to one of the bottoms andalso to provide a foldable top which maybe detached from the carriage and placed within the body when'the same assumes the form of the satchel. V 'The invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in. the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out. in the appended claims. I L

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a view showing the device folded in the form of a satchel.

Fig. 2 shows the device wlth the parts arranged to form the carriage.

Fig. 3 is. a sectional view showing the parts of one side unfolded and the parts of the other side folded.

Fig. 4.- is an enlarged fragmentaryvlew of one end of the bottom of the carriage showing the channel support of the axle.

Fig. 5 is a detail view of .one'part of one axle.

Figs. 6 and 7 are detail views of the foldable top.

In these views 1 indicates the main bottom to which the sides 2 and the ends 3 are hinged. The free parts of the sides are curved so that when the said sides are in one position their free edges will come together as shown in Fig. 1, and when in the other position they will diverge from'each other as shown in Fig. 2. The ends Shave their free ends reduced so as to receive the curved parts of the sides, asshown in Fig. 1, and in order to fill the spaces between these reduced parts of the ends and the curved parts of the sides when in position shown in Fig. 21 provide canvas orlike material 4 which is connected to said sides andends and is foldable so as to lie within the satchel when the parts assumethe shape shown in Fig. 1 The free edges of the sides are provided with thehandles 5"by which'the satchel may be carried.

6 indicates a falsebottom which is connected with the main bottom by thecoiled springs? and theleaf springs 8. This false bottom carries a pair .of channelshaped membersv 9. which have their ends bent 'at right angles and extending around the side edgesof thebottomsas shown at 10. These channel members receive the sectional-axles, each axle comprising the two parts '11 and 12. The inner ends of these two parts are pivoted to the channel member-as shown at 1 1'3 and the outer ends are reduced, as at 1 1,

to receive the angle shaped spindle member 15 .which. carries thespindle '16 forthe wheel 1']. The member 15 is pivoted. tothe' reduced end 14 as at 18. Inthisway each part of the axle may be swung into or out i i of engagement with the channel member, as

shown in Fig. 3 andthe spindle member can be moved at right angles to each part of the axle so that the axles and,,wheels can be contained within the satchel. When the axle is swung into engagement with the channel member the spindle member will have onepart thereof engage the part 10 of the channel member and thus the weight of the parts, when the same are arranged as a carriage will hold the axles in engagement with the channel members and the parts of the axle in extended position.

It will thus be seen that when the parts are arranged in the form of a carriage'the axles and wheels are'carried by the false bottom which is connected with the main bottom and the body of the carriage by the springs so that shocks and jars incident to the travel of the carriage along the road will be absorbed by said springs. By the shape of the side and end pieces and the canvas connecting the upper parts of the same together with the body of the carriage is of outwardly flaring shape so that the infant'may be easily placed inthe carriage together with thepillows and covers.

When the carriage is not in use the parts of the axles are turned upon their pivots as shown at the right of Fig. 3 and the ends and sides are turned so that these parts Will: assume the shape of a satchel. This will place the false bottom and the axles and wheels within the satchel so that all the partsa're hidden from view and the device will have the appearance of an ordinary V satchel.

I also provide a fol'dable top 19 for the carriage and a handle-20. The'top is pivoted to the side pieces of the handle, as at 21, and the ends of these side pieces are forked, as at 22, with the forks made of springy material so that they will rip and hold the studs23 carried by the si' epie'ces of'the carriage. The handle is madetele scopic, asat 245, so that it can be foldedto- The gether and placed Within the satchel. top 19 is also made so it can be foldedand glaced withinlthe satchel when not in use;

aid topmay be adjusted on the handle and held in adjusted position by thumb 'nuts or theli-ke.

His thought from the foregoing descrip tion that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

' I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the I combinationan'd arrangement ofthe several parts, provided tha'tsuch changes fall within thefs'oope of the appended claims.

'What I claim. is:' 7 1. A device of the class described oomfp'rising a bottom, side and "end pieces hinged thereto, said pieces being of such form as to provide a-satchel in one position thereof 7 and a carriage body in the other position thereof,*affalsebottom of less dimensions than the main bottom, springs for supporting'the flsame' from the mainbottom, axle parts 'pivotally connected with the false bottom and wheels carried by the said axle parts.

2fA device of the class described com prising a main bottom, side and end pieces hinged thereto and of such form as to form a satchel in one position thereof and a carriage body in the other position, a false bottom, spring means connecting the same with the main bottom, channel members carried by the false bottom, axle parts pivota'lly connected with said channel members, spindle carrying members pivoted to said axle parts and Wheels carried by said spin- Y i 6O foldable top 'detachably connected withthe handle.

V 4:. A device of the class described comprisinga main bottom, side and end. pieces hinged thereto and of such form as to form a satchel in one positionthereof and carri'a-ge body in the other position, *afalse botv tom, spring means connecting the same with the main bottom, channel members carried by the false bottom, aXle partsjpivota lly connected with said channel members, spindle carrying members pivoted to said axle parts and wheels carried by said spindles,

each of said spindle carrying member's being' of angle shape With one portion GX tendin upwardly along the side edge of the fa se bottom when the device is being used as a carriage.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FRANK J. EBLE. 

